Openness Report

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Appeals court says Marinette City Council violated Open Meetings Law

The Marinette City Council violated the state’s Open Meeting Law with two closed sessions in 2020 discussing PFAS issues, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. The violations were detailed in a Feb. 21 story in the Marinette EagleHerald by senior reporter Dan Kitkowski.

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Open meetings concerns raised over lack of masks

Journalists and members of the public face a new open meetings hurdle this year as some local government bodies decline to follow the statewide mask mandate during their meetings, the Wisconsin State Journal reported this week. Residents are risking their health just to see what their government officials are up to — a burden one expert said likely violates the state’s open meetings law.

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